Jim “Kimo” West released Guitar Stories in 2016 and, following his 2018 CD Moku Maluhia (Peaceful Island) album, Kimo (pronounced Key-mo) is back in 2020 with an inspired follow-up to his 2016 solo set called More Guitar Stories. In contrast with his work on the recent 2020 compilation Aloha: Radio Hawaii, More Guitar Stories is just that—an album of instrumental guitar magic orchestrated with a sound chemistry that merges New Age Americana with an easy-on-the ears yet quite exotic Eastern / Asian melodic approach. 2016’s Guitar Stories melded Hawaiian with West African, Middle Eastern and Americana vibes and here featuring Jim supported by a range of musicians, More Guitar Stories picks up on that diversity on an album that is as enchanting as it is entertaining. Bringing in elements of Indian Classical music and Celtic to the diversity of ‘Acousticana’ meets Hawaiian music, More Guitar Stories is the perfect showcase for Kimo’s imagination and his renowned guitar prowess. A hallmark of Kimo’s music is his natural-sounding Slack-Key guitar sound which is wholly explored with a range of open guitar tunings and enhanced percussion. A welcome world where instrumental Hawaiian Slack-Key meets Global music is where you’ll find Jim Kimo West and his 2020 CD More Guitar Stories.